Dress guard and chair holder



May 15;, 1923. 1,455,722

l l. J. EVIN DRESS GUARD ANDCHAIR HOLDER 4 Filed Oct. l, 1920 i MQW /SMEA EW Patented May 15, 1923.

ISRAEL J. EVIN, 0F ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DRESS GUARDJAND CHAIR HOLDER.

Application filed October 1, 1920. Serial No. 414,109.

To all whom t may concern.

Beit known that ISRAEL J. Evin, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania,- has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress Guards and Chair Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved clothing guard to be used in connection with shoe polishing stands of the type usually found in modern shoe shining parlors.

A primary object is to provide a simple and `adjustable guard device that may be readily placed in position between the foot rest and the seat to prevent the catching of garments onthe foot rest as the patron descends from the seat. In that connection it is proposed to provide a device which will entirely span or bridge the space between the foot restand the seat position, regardless of whether the seat may be in the form of a chair, bench, or the like, thereby to prevent the likelihood of portions of patrons clothing being caught and torn, and at the samev time rendering the invention susceptible of a wide range of use in connection with various types and styles of equipment.

A further andinore specific object of the invention is to provide a clothing guard whose parts are capable of facile adjustment and are adapted to installations Where either a portion of the seat or the platform on which'the seat is supported may constitute or furnish a point of attachment for a ortion of the guard.

ith the above and other objects in view which more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood7 the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangements of parts, hereinafter vmore fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a chair and foot rest of the type usually employed in shoe shining parlors.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of of chair shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing a bench instead of a chair.

Figure 4c is a detail elevation of the embodiment of the improved dress guard the type showing the same attached to both the platform and the chair leg.

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the construction shown in Figure 4L, the same showing the guard device in plan.

Figures 6 and 7 are respectively a side elev-ation and top plan view of a modiiied form of the device made out of tubular parts.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying the present invention into effect it is proposed to provide a device that will adequately guard against the catching of the patrons clothing on the foot rest as he steps down from the seat. In that connection it will be observed as shown in the drawings, that the invention is particularly intended for use with modern shoe polishing stands which involve a stepped platform, the lowerl step constituting a support for the foot rest while the upper step provides a support for the chair, bench, or other form of seat. ln its primary aspect the present invention involves a guard device comprising a bar 10 or its equivalent which may be positioned between the foot rest and the said post to prevent garments from catching on the foot rest, and in that respect the present invention represents a carrying forward of the idea set forth in my co-pending application No. 397349, filed July 19, 1920.

Referring more speciiically to the drawings it will be observed that the present bar 10 of the guard device is adapted to engage with the foot rest, supporting platform, or seat, and to that end the guard bar and its attaching parts are made relatively extensible and-adjustable to enable the device to meet the requirements in various installations.

As will be observed from Figures d and 5 for example, the guard bar 10 is provided at one end with a chair clamp 11, while the opposite end is provided with a foot rest clamp 12 which may be secured to the bar by means of the bolt and the wing nut 13 or its equivalent. The intermediate portion of the guard bar 10 may be provided with a platform attaching bracket 141, the upper end 15 of which may be conveniently engaged by the end 16 of the chair clamp to hold it in position. As will be observed from Figure 4f the said chair clamp 11`hasl modified type or guard bar which may consist of a tubular portion 2O adapted to telescopically receive at one end a portion oif a foot rest clamp 21, while the'opposite end 23 may telescopically receive the shank 24.1:

or a seat clamp 25, andthe said shank o'l the clamp may be heldin place by the set screw 27 or its equivalent.l It desired the tubular guard 20 may be provided with va slot 28 to permit the screw 27 to slide lon-` gitudinally therein, when it is necessary, to move the seat S .toward and from the foot rest R. l f

In the embodiment shown in Figures 6 and 7 the eopiivalentk of the support engaging bracket 14 is found in the tubular standard 31 which may be formed with an eye at its top end to receive the tubular member 20, while the lower end telescopically receives the post 32l of a clamp 33 which may be secured to the edge of the step of the platform by a screw 34 or its equivalent. Also, as shown, a screw 35 or the like may be employed for causing the tubular standard 31 to engage the post 32. In all forms oi the invention it will be apparent that the guard member or bar may extend from the foot rest R into the Zone of the seatposition as clearly indicated in Figures 1, 4l and (i. In that way the guard member insures against accidental engagementof garmentsy with the guard bar which might otherwise liavethe same disastrous eiiect as engaging with the foot rest.

The'present application, so far as it relates to the feature of supporting the guard members 10 and 2O from the platform for the seat, is a continuation in part of my former application #397849, filed July 19, 1920.

Without further description itis thought that the many features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, and it will of course be understood that changes 1. A clothing'guard Afor shoe-blackingstands including the 'combination with'a seat and a footrest ontlie stand, of avsupport carried by the stand, a guard barV carried by the support and spanningtliejdistance between tlie toot rest andthe seat. i

2. A clothingguard forA shoeffblacking stands including the combination with a seat and a foot restg-of al support carried by =the y stand, a` guardk bar rcarried y-by the support and spanning the distance `between thefseat and the foot rest, and clamping meansfcarf ried bythe opposite ends of the guard bar for engaging kwith the foot restv-andiseat. l

3. A' kclothing guard, for shoe-.blajcking stands including the combination with a seat and a foot rest'on the stand, of a support carried by the stand, andan extensibleguard bar carried by the supportand spanningithe distance between thepseat and the foot rest. t. A clothing guard lfor shoe-blacking stands including the combination with/,a seat and a foot rest on the stand, of, asupport carried by the stand and an extensiblezclothing guardmember carried byv the support and adapted to span the distance between the Foot rest andthe seat, said .extensible guard member consisting ol telescopically engaged i tubular members. .y Y e 5. ,A clothing guard for shoe-blacking stands lincluding in combination withI aseat and a foot rest on the stand, a support havf ing a clamp at one end orengaging Withathe stand, a clothing guard member-carriedlby the other end rof the support, ,a' clamping member at one end of the'guard-memberfor engaging withthe` foot rest, and a clamping member at the other end of the guard nieinf'A bei' for engagingwith a legof saidseat.

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